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A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

After Clark Kent must use his secret powers to intervene in a crisis, he returns to Smallville to learn more about his origins and the hero he was born to be. In this junior novel based on the feature film Man of Steel, there is also an eight-page insert with movie stills to enjoy!

This easy-to-read children’s book chronicles the early life of the boy who will grow up to be Superman. The story begins on planet Krypton, where disaster is about to strike. The planet is doomed. With no time to spare, Superman’s parents, Jor-El and Lara, make the heartbreaking decision to save their only son by sending him to Earth.

After saving Metropolis from an Alien invasion, Superman is now famous around the world. Meanwhile Gotham City's own guardian, Batman, would rather fight crime from the shadows. But when the devious Doctor Aesop escapes from Arkham Asylum, the two very different heroes begin investigating the same case and a young boy is caught in the cross fire.